A panda holds a piece of baobing, an ice cake mixed with fruits, vegetables, honey or bamboo leaves at a zoo in Xiamen, East China's Fujian province, July 28, 2013. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]
An unusually heavy downpour hit Durban for two days before the BRICS summit's debut on African soil, but interest for a better platform for emerging markets were still sparked at the summit.